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Article #2483hoosier-cash-lotto-inspired puzzle.
From: RVESTERM
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 21:59
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 21:59
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you see the results of a lottery drawing: n numbers, i1, i2, ..., in. what is the chance that the highest number possible in the lottery is k? you can assume that the lowest possible number is one, that the possible numbers are all integers, and that if j is possible and j is not equal to one, then j-1 is possible. also, what is the chance that there is no k such that k is the highest number possible? bob vesterman.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!news.nd.edu!irishvma!rvesterm Date: Sunday, 24 Jan 1993 16:59:53 EST From: <RVESTERM@vma.cc.nd.edu> Message-ID: <93024.165953RVESTERM@vma.cc.nd.edu> Newsgroups: rec.puzzles Subject: hoosier-cash-lotto-inspired puzzle. Lines: 9